Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-07-14
WANT0NLY MURDERED.
A WELL-kNoWN AND DISTINGUISHED
WASHlNGTo OMAN AssAssiNAIEo

by a Sort of Later Guiteau-stabbed
without Warning and for an Imaginary
Wrong-A Robber in a Railway ON
Gals Car-Murder of Young Woman
in Railway Crossing Riot.
WASHINGTON CRY, July 1.-THE brutal
and yanton murder of pi ointment citizen
occurred Wednesday afternoon at 5 O'Clock,
at the corner Of Pennsylvania Avenue anG
Fifteenth street, in front of Riggs bank As
Joseph c. G. Kennedy left his real estate
Office, immediately adjoining the bank, and
walked toward aletter box, he was followed by
John DAILY. As he posted the letter Mr. Ken
nedy turnei, whereupon DAILY plunged case
knife to the hit in the left side of the aldo
men of the aged man. The stricken one fell
TO the sidewalk gasping, the blood gushing
from the dreadful cut and was dead In a few
minutes The murderer stood calmly gazing
at his bloody knife as a bystander caught
hohi OF him
DAILY was soon after taken in charge by an
officer who buried him TO the station. He
was discharged from the workhouse in the
| morning, and is said to be demented He
hung around his victims office all afternoon,
| evidently waiting for him At the police
station DAILY made a rambling statement, say
| ing that the dead man had swindled him out
| of some money in real estate transaction.
| The only possible basis for this statement, so
| far as can i,e iearned is that a number of
years ago Daly's father was in the employ Of
| Mr. Kennedy, who gave him piece Of pro
perry, which Ire afterwards iought back The
i Il II. L.. Jov,
| another c.se of tiuit,,auism wife and two
| daughters survive the murdered man Mrs
Kennedy was 50 shocked when she vas told
that an accident had happened to her husband
that it Is SUPPOSED that she viii die when the
whole truth is told her
Mr. Kennedy, who was 70 years Of age, had
large acquaintance with public affairs and
men, and was regarded AS high authority
upon all national questions. No man wa.
| more familiar with the history of the country
and his wide learning rendered him partictI-
| larry prominent at Washington for the past
| thirty years He was all erudite classical
scholar Eminent scholars from all countrie,
| were entertained by him. and his library was
| the theatre of many learned gatherings He
| was an intimate friend of Charles Sumner
| Edward Everett, VIM. Pitt Fessenden, Rev
| erdy johnson, Henry Clay, Lewis Cas- aud
| the leading men Of their day and time
When Congressman Brooks, of South Caro-
lima, assaulted Charles Sumner on the floor Of
the senate, and the vid scene of disorder en-
sued, Mr. Kennedy came in with the crowd,
and his interference on behalf of Mr. Sumner
| was resented by Senator BenIand
| of Arkansas, who struck him VIC
lently in the face, knocking him
down and breaking his nusa The fractured
member ever afterwards was crooked at One
side
Mr. Kennedy was an auti-slavery Demo
crat, and although bis views on this question
before the late var were not generally known
or suspected, he nevertheless sympathized
secretly with Gerritt Smith, Wendell Phil
| lips and William Lloyd Garrison in tie anti.
slavery movement
| Although we'll advanced in wears. Mr.
| Kennedy was actively engaged in business
pursuits, and fairly possessed of all menta
and physical qualities. He was extremely
benevolent His terrible death has greatly
shocked the community, and no fatality since
the assassination Of President Garfield has &C.
| caSiouesl greater excitement